PERLAMAIABattle 5

The 5th edition of PerlaMaia Battle will be held on March/April 2018 at the Eyerena in the Maharlika City, Region of Kabisera

The show will be hosted by Pia Wurtzbach and Marlon Stokcinger  with Rina Sawayama presenting the televotes. The national selection will be used to determine the next entry of Perlamuhay for Maia Song Contest 17 to be held in TBD.

10 songs were selected to take part with 5 being from new artists and the other half from PerlaBattle and Maia Song Contest alumni

On Februrary 28, PBC released a teaser trailer via Youtube revealing the main theme and revamped design of the PerlaBattle brand.

 TEASER TRAILER: https://youtu.be/PbK06ihQ0XA 

 The winner of PerlaBattle 5 is Flor with their song "Heart" earning 109 points 

= Artist Profiles (UNDER CONSTRUCTION) =

EXO


EXO is a male pop group from the Maharlika City,Kabisera

After winning PBC's Perlamuhay's Next Boy Band in 2013. They are composed of nine members: Suho, Baekhyun, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai, Sehun, Xiumin, Lay and Chen. Their wide variety of musical styles, which have been praised for their diversity, include traditional genres such as pop, hip hop and R&B along with EDM genres including house, trap and synth-pop among others.

They release and perform music in Korean, Mandarin and Japanese. Their biggest hit,Monster was selected by PBC after EXO winning 5 Aubade Awards including Record of The Year. EXO hopes to replicate their success in PerlaBattle and widen their connections in the Perlamuhan music industrt

Tor Miller


Tor Miller  is an indie pop singer and songwriter from the Isganan City, Maisug.

Originally from Kabisera, Miller moved with his mother to Maisug after a brief separation of his parents, Miller’s mother gave him albums to listen during the commute, including David Bowie, Elton John and Fleetwood Mac.

He started to play piano after his parents set up a lesson with a piano teacher who he said was, "a laid-back New Jersey wedding singer". From there, Miller started to develop singing and writing songs

Miller was signed to the independent label, Glassnote Records in early 2014 and released his debut album, American English afterwards where his entry "Carter and Cash" is from. He is ecstatic by the PERLABattle experience and his goal is to make more connections in the

Alyosha
Alyosha is a pop singer from Balyenti City, Maisug

Sun Sheng Xi


Sun Sheng Xi is a C-pop singer from Malumanay City,Kabutihan

Sun Sheng Xi is a singer who specializes in Chinese music. Her main musical influences include Diana Wang,Faye Wong and Jane Zhang. She owes much of her musicallity from her father who was a member of a band in Malumanay City. Shi Shi studied at Music at the Oadarna Conservatory of Music and was later discovered Sunlight Records CEO, Ms.Raven Rodriguez during one of her recitals

. Her debut single "He isnt Worth It" placed number 5 in the Perlamuhan Hot 100 and was selected by PBC to compete in PERLAMAIABattle 3 where she lost to Amanda Winberg. She is thrilled to debut her new single in another edition of PerlaBattle with her main goal which is to win or replicate her placement in her last PerlaBattle stint

Ani Lorak
Ani Lorak is a pop singer from Tapang City, Maisug

LEA


LEA is an indie-pop singer and songwriter from Cebu City,Kabutihan

Born in Kabutihan Region, Lea-Marie Becker started her career at age 15 when she started posting covers on her YouTube channel named after herself.

She rose to fame after she posted an original song ,"Wohin Willst Du", which gained 2.4 million views and was the #1 trending video in Perlamuhay for November 2008.

Her debut album, "Vaccum" was released on December 2016 and Her lead single "Dach" became a major success in Perlamuhay with both Dach and Vaccum was nominated for Record and Album of The Year at the Aubade Awards(Perlamuhan Grammy's) in which Coeur De Pirate won. LEA is excited to debut in PERLABattle and she hopes that she will be the 1st Perlamuhan artists to sing in the German language at the Maia Song Contest

Momoland
Momoland is a female pop group from the Maharlika City,Kabisera

Diana Wang
Diana Wang is a pop singer and songwriter from the Paraiso City,Kabutihan

Sabrina Claudio


Sabrina Claudio is an indie pop singer and songwriter from the Perlas City,Kabisera

Born to a musical family, Sabrina began writing music at age 15 and has posted her songs on Soundcloud and Youtube. Her cover of Better by Izolan singer, BANKS became a viral hit in Perlamuhay and Izola with her video reaching 15 million views to date. This lead her to being discovered by Glassnote Records which later offered her an exclusive recording contract. In 2016, She released an EP, Confidently Lost, which landed in the Top 10 Best Perlamuhan Albums of that year.

She won Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Album at the Aubade Awards(Perlamuhan Grammy's) and her single, Confidently Lost was nominated for Record of the Year which eventually lost to Beyoncé Knowles hit song Pretty Hurts. Sabrina is grateful to sing at PerlaBattle and promote her new album "About Time" through her lead single "I Belong To You" being selected for PerlaBattle5

Flor


 Flor is an indie-pop band from Cebu City, Kabutihan 

Flor members Zach, Dylan, McKinley, and Kyle all went to the same high school and Flor has been their band since then. They are known for their unique sound which is an intriguing combination of indie-pop with captivating, haunting melodies which has made this group of guys create a sound that is not only catchy, but perfectly distinct. They are excited to be back in PERLABattle after placing 3rd in the previous edition. "Heart" is a song about universal love says the band and they hope to touch the Perlamuhan and international audience

= Songs/Recap/Playlist =

RECAP LINK:

https://youtu.be/kf6wTtrfFFk

PLAYLIST LINK:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLG58PHyfp1YYCEc0buk7WNGBeHoda6Hqr

= Voting Procedure =
 *  International+Local Jury will vote using the ESC style of voting (12,10,8, etc.,) 
 * Televote will come from the 5 districts of Perlamuhay and will be converted into one set of votes and will be presented in ESC Style by Rina Sawayama
 *  DEADLINE OF VOTES: MARCH 17 2018 (17:00 CET) 

= Results = SCOREWIZ LINKS:

https://scorewiz.eu/scoreboard/sheet/205421/perlabattle-5-final-votes-jury-and-audience/UR3LQ6Hz

https://scorewiz.eu/scoreboard/sheet/205421/perlabattle-5-final-votes-jury-and-audience/UR3LQ6Hz

 LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL JURY: